Combined cigar cutter and lighter.



G. H. SOHROETER.

COMBINED CIGAR CUTTER AND LIGHTER,

APPLICATION TILED IEB.27, 1913.

1,079,027. Patented Nov. 18,1913.

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GEORGE E. SCHROETER, OF ST. LQUIS, MISSOURI.

COMBINED CIGAR CUTTER AND LIGHTER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that LGnonon H. Scunoirrnn,citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, State of M' souri,have invented certain new and usetul ln'i n'ovements in Combined CigarCutters and Lighters, of which the following is a full, clear and exactdescription, reference l;)eing had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part hereof.

My invention has relation to improvements in combined cigar cutters andlighters; and it consists in the novel details of construction morefully set forth in the specification and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device; Fig. 2 isa side view thereof; Fig. 3 is a rear elevation thereof; Fig. l is anenlarged view of the operating parts located within "the casing, lookingfrom the rear, the rear wall or slide being removed to expose saidparts; Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section on the line of Fig. a;Fig. (3 is a view similar to Fig.

4, with the burner-pipe removed; Fig. 7 is an enlarged middletram'averse section through the valve casing showing the teeth valve innormal position; Fig. 8 is a similar section showing the position at thevalve after the cutter-lever has been depressed to actuate the cutter orblade; and Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional detail on the line f)--9 of Fig.6.

The object of my invention is to construct a cigar-cutter the cuttingblade of which shall control a valve which will automati- 'ally admit a.current of gas or other fuel to a suitable burner with which cooperatesa pilot flame rendered effective by the movement of the blade across theopening through which the cigar tip is inserted preparatory to thecutting action.

in detail the invention may be described as follws:Referring to thedrawings, C represents a casing or hood of any suitable design andprovided with a rear sliding lid or gate 1 operating in suitable groovesor guide-ways l1. formed on the side walls cl. the casing, wherebyaccess to the interior of the casing may be had at any time. The slide 1is preferably provided with openings or perforations 0 for admitting airto the interior of the casing. The side walls of the casing are providedwith ducts or lines 2 which likewise allow air to flow freely into thecasing. Passed through. the bot- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 27, 1913.

Patented Nov. 'l 8, 1.913.

sci-mi No. 751,090.

tom of the casing is a gas-supply pipe 3, which is maintained rigidwithin the easing by a cross-member or brace t engaging the side Wallsof the casing below the discharge ends of the lines 2, a screw holdingthe pipe securely to the brace member. To the upper and innerscrew-threeded terminal oil? the gas-pipe 3 is coupled a valve-casing 6,in which rotates a rock-valve 7, said aim being held againstdisplacement; by a terminal washer 8 passed over valve body and bearingagainst the casing wall, said washer being retained on the valve by a.screw 9. The opposite end oi? the valve terminates in a pair ofcrossarnis 10, 10, by which the valve may be rocked with a throw of theblade or cutter as presently to be seen. To the upper end of thevalve-easing is screwed the base of a Bunsen-tube 11 provided with aperforated screw-cap or gastip 12 for the delivery and tree flow of thegas, said cap being positioned opposite the air passage-way 13-3 formedat the base of the Bunsen-tube as well ui'iderstood in the art. Theupper end of the Bunsen-tube terminates in a gas-burner Il l ot anyapproved construction, and when the parts are assembled, the burner 14comes directly opposite the central peripherally perforated hollow boss15 formed in the demo or root of the casing (l. Leading from aconvenient point of the valve-casing 6 is a wire tube 16 whiehisprovided with a (llll'lllllltlVO Bunsenburner 1.7 secured in position inany mechanical manner, and directed to ard the burner 14;. This burner17 serves to carry a pilot flame w.

Pivotally mounted on the inner face of the front wall of the casing is alever 18 one arm of which passes through a slot .9 in the side wall ofthe casing, the projecting end of said lever-arm being provided with adished finger hold or hearing 19, the lever being normally held so as tomaintain said outer arm in an elevated position by a contracting spring20 one end of which is secured to the outer lever arm between the sidewall of the casing and the axis of the lever, the 0pposite end of thespring being fastened to the front wall of the casing. .lrlinged to thefree end oi. the inner lever arm is one end of a link 21 whose oppositeend is pivotally coupled to the end of one arm of an oscillatingvalve-control lever 22 pivoted near its center to the front wall of thecasing C. The lever 2 is provided with lugs or fork-memhers 28, 23,arranged in pairs on opposite sides of the axis of rotation of thelever, each pair being adapted to engage anarm 10 of the valve 7. inthis way the valve with its casing 6 are readily detachable from the lever 22, a decided advantage in assembling.

or disassembling the parts.

The valve 7 is provided with a main crossport a, and supplemental ports7), c, (the port 7 through a constricted passage 6, to a port (Z in thecasing 6, the port (Z conveyingthe gas to't-he tube 16 and pilot-flameburner 1.7

where the gas burns with a'tiny flame 10. hen the valve 7 is rocked withthe depres sion of the outerarni ofthe lever 18, the

port aconducts the main current of gas to the burner 14, bringing thelarger port a into communicationwithport (Z (Fig. 8) whereby anincreased quantity of gasis delivered to the'pilot-burner 17 which thusprojects a long pilot-flamew well up against the stream issuing from theburner l gand igniting the latter. The end of the lever 22- oppositethat to which the link 21 is attached carries a blade or cutter 24hearing against the inner face of the front wall of the casing (Landsweeping across an open ing 0 through which the tip of the cigar to hecut is inserted.

From the foregoing the operation will be readily understood. Wlien'theparts are at rest and in their normal position, the outer end of themain or actuatinglever 18 is elevated, the blade 2% is to one sideof'the opening 0 and the valve-ports are "as indicated in Fig; 7. Byinserting the tip of the cigar into the opening 0, and depi'essin theouter lever arm of the lever 18, the valve7 is rocked so as to disposethe ports thereof as shown in Fig. 8. 22 (which controls the valve 7) isoscillated in proper direction to swingthe blade or cutter across thecigar and thus sever the At the same time the lever position as shown inFig. 8, and froin the iiame of the main burner the/smoker can light hiscigar. Upon releasing the-lever 18,

the spring 20 (which was under tension during the depression ofthelever) restores-the parts to their first or-iiormal position to be Thenec'es-- factuated by the n st smoker. sary complement orairlSClGllYQlfiCl" to the burners not only through the fiues 2, butthrough the perforations 0 of the slidel.

Having described my inventiomivhat I claim is ln a combined cigar cutterand lighteria casing or hood p ovided with air feeding:

means, and having an opening in the-wall for the insertion ofacigar-tip, an actuating lever pivoted o'n'the inner face of the "wallaforesaid, and having anhrm projecting throu h the conti uous wall ofthe hood a w n second lever mounted pivotaiiy on the inner face of saidwall, a bitIQlQOlTOllQ arm of said lever sweeping across the openingaforesaid, a link coupling the opposite arm of said blade-carrying leverto the adjacent arm of the actuating lever, avalve-oasiiig opposite theblade-carrying lever, a spring for. controlling the actuatinglerer, arock-valve in the valve-casing, a pair of arms carried by the rec r-.*'al"-. 'e outside the valve-casing and disposed in diametricallyopposite directions, and lugs disposed in pairs on opposite sides of tieaxis of oscillation of the blade carrying lever for detachably engagingthe arms on said rock-valve;

In testimony whereof I afii x my signature;

in presence 01"- two witnesses. V

H. SGHROETER. l vitnesses EMIL' STAREK,

co ies oi-th'ispatnt'inay"be trtainea for five cen s each, by addressingtile Commissioner of ratiits} I Washington, D. 0.

